Stereoscopic display device and cell-aligning packaging method of the same

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to the field of display technology, and particularly to a stereoscopic display device and a cell-aligning packaging method of the same. The stereoscopic display device is divided into a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area on the periphery of the display area, and comprises a conversion panel and a liquid crystal panel which are aligned to form a cell, a first polarizer is provided between the conversion panel and the liquid crystal panel, the first polarizer is arranged in the display area, and an adhesive lump is provided around the first polarizer and correspondingly to the non-display area between the conversion panel and the liquid crystal panel and is used for bonding the conversion panel and the liquid crystal panel into a whole.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to the field of display technology, andparticularly to a stereoscopic display device and a cell-aligningpackaging method of the same.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

As thin film transistor liquid crystal display (simply referred to asTFT-LCD) technology develops and industrial technology advances,production cost of a liquid crystal display device has been fallinggradually, and manufacturing process thereof has been improving. Atpresent, the liquid crystal display technology has become a mainstreamtechnology in the field of flat panel display technology, and meanwhile,due to its own advantages, the liquid crystal display device has becomean ideal display device both at the market and in viewers' hearts.

With the gradual increase of living standards, consumers place greaterdemands on display devices, and three-dimension (3D) stereoscopicdisplay is gradually coming into view. Compared to common displaytechnology, 3D stereoscopic display technology can enable a displayimage not to be confined to the plane of a screen, but to becomestereoscopic and lifelike, so that viewers feel as if they werepersonally on the scene and experience stronger visual impact.Therefore, 3D stereoscopic display devices of high display qualitybecome an ideal option for users. Among them, autostereoscopic displaygains a large amount of popularity due to its exclusive advantage thatviewers can experience a stereoscopic effect without wearing 3D glasses.Techniques for realizing autostereoscopic display include many methodssuch as parallax barrier, lenticular, directional backlight, liquidcrystal lens and the like.

The liquid crystal lens method is a technique in which two substratesarranged oppositely and with twisted nematic liquid crystals filledtherebetween are used to form a 3D conversion panel. As shown in FIG. 1,rectangles filled by different patterns in FIG. 1 represent electrodes 7applied with different voltages, the electrodes 7 form a gradientelectric filed in a conversion panel 1, and the twisted nematic liquidcrystals rotate under the action of the gradient electric field. Sincetwisted nematic liquid crystals at different positions are subjected todifferent electric field forces, rotation directions thereof aredifferent, which makes a refractive index distribution of liquid crystalmolecules present an effect of multiple lenses (that is, equivalent tolenses of liquid crystal lens). In this way, an image of currentviewpoint is projected to a corresponding field of view, and 3Dstereoscopic display is thus realized. The liquid crystal lens methodnot only has the advantages of capability of performing 2D/3D conversionand high transmittance, but can also easily achieve adjustment to thebest viewing distance due to adjustable focal length of the liquidcrystal lens, so as to achieve an effect of tracking stereoscopicdisplay with naked eyes, thus becoming the most promising stereoscopicdisplay technique.

Currently, the liquid crystal lens method has been applied to displaydevices which need relatively large visual distance, such as televisionsand the like. However, with the development of portable mobile producttechnology, portable mobile products (such as mobile phones, PADs,palmtop computers) have been increasingly involved in people's life.Compared to televisions, portable mobile products only need relativelysmall visual distance, and thus it has become a new developmentdirection for current stereoscopic display devices to developstereoscopic display panels with small visual distance and applicable toportable mobile products, so as to bring 3D stereoscopic enjoyment toconsumers using the portable mobile products.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is toprovide a stereoscopic display device and a cell-aligning packagingmethod of the same, in view of the above disadvantages existing in theprior art. The liquid crystal lens of the stereoscopic display devicehas a smaller focal length f, which allows the display panel to have asmaller visual distance h which is applicable to portable mobileproducts.

A technical solution used to solve the technical problem of the presentinvention is a stereoscopic display device which is divided into adisplay area and a non-display area surrounding the display area on theperiphery of the display area, and comprises a conversion panel and aliquid crystal panel which are aligned to form a cell, and a firstpolarizer is provided between the conversion panel and the liquidcrystal panel, wherein, the first polarizer is arranged in the displayarea, and an adhesive lump is provided around the first polarizer andcorrespondingly to the non-display area between the conversion panel andthe liquid crystal panel and is used for bonding the conversion paneland the liquid crystal panel into a whole.

Preferably, the first polarizer comprises a first polarizing layer andtwo supporting layers arranged on two side faces of the first polarizinglayer, respectively, a height of the adhesive lump is larger than orequal to a thickness of the first polarizer, and a width of the adhesivelump is smaller than or equal to that of the non-display area.

Preferably, the adhesive lump is formed from powder particles containingV₂O₅ material, and the powder particles are capable of absorbing laserenergy to melt, and then being cooled and condensed into glass frit, orthe adhesive lump is a sealant.

Preferably, the conversion panel comprises two substrates arrangedoppositely and a twisted nematic liquid crystal layer arranged betweenthe two substrates, the liquid crystal panel comprises two substratesarranged oppositely and a liquid crystal layer arranged between the twosubstrates; a thickness of the substrate of the conversion panel closeto the first polarizer is smaller than that of the substrate of theconversion panel away from the first polarizer, and/or, a thickness ofthe substrate of the liquid crystal panel close to the first polarizeris smaller than that of the substrate of the liquid crystal panel awayfrom the first polarizer.

Preferably, the liquid crystal panel also comprises a second polarizerprovided at a side of the liquid crystal panel away from the conversionpanel, a polarization direction of the first polarizer is perpendicularto that of the second polarizer, the second polarizer is arrangedcorrespondingly to the first polarizer in position, and the secondpolarizer further extends to the non-display area. Further preferably,an OCA optical adhesive is further provided between the conversion paneland the first polarizer, and/or, between the liquid crystal panel andthe first polarizer, and the OCA optical adhesive can further enhancethe bonding effect between the first polarizer and the conversion paneland/or the liquid crystal panel.

Preferably, the conversion panel, the liquid crystal panel and theadhesive lump form a sealed space, and pressure in the sealed space issmaller than one standard atmospheric pressure.

Another technical solution used to solve the technical problem of thepresent invention is a cell-aligning packaging method of a stereoscopicdisplay device, wherein, the stereoscopic display device is divided intoa display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area onthe periphery of the display area, and comprises a conversion panel anda liquid crystal panel which are aligned to form a cell, a firstpolarizer is provided between the conversion panel and the liquidcrystal panel, and the cell-aligning packaging method comprises:arranging the first polarizer in the display area, and providing anadhesive lump around the first polarizer and correspondingly to thenon-display area between the conversion panel and the liquid crystalpanel, so that the conversion panel and the liquid crystal panel arebonded into a whole through the adhesive lump.

Preferably, the first polarizer comprises a first polarizing layer andtwo supporting layers arranged on two side faces of the first polarizinglayer respectively, a height of the adhesive lump is larger than orequal to a thickness of the first polarizer, and a width of the adhesivelump is smaller than or equal to that of the non-display area.

As one preferable solution, the cell-aligning packaging methodspecifically comprises the following steps of: washing the conversionpanel or the liquid crystal panel; pretreating the conversion panel orthe liquid crystal panel by using UV particles; placing the firstpolarizer in an area, corresponding to the display area, on one sideface of one of the conversion panel and the liquid crystal panel;providing the adhesive lump in an area, corresponding to the non-displayarea, on the same side face as the one on which the first polarizer isplaced or on a side face of the other of the conversion panel and theliquid crystal panel, wherein the adhesive lump is formed from powderparticles containing V₂O₅ material; pre-sintering the conversion panelor the liquid crystal panel; and melting the adhesive lump by usinglaser, and bonding the conversion panel and the liquid crystal panelthrough the adhesive lump, wherein, the adhesive lump surrounds thefirst polarizer after the conversion panel and the liquid crystal panelare bonded.

As another preferable solution, the cell-aligning packaging methodspecifically comprises the following steps of: washing the conversionpanel or the liquid crystal panel; pretreating the conversion panel orthe liquid crystal panel by using UV particles; placing the firstpolarizer in an area, corresponding to the display area, on one sideface of one of the conversion panel and the liquid crystal panel;providing a sealant in an area, corresponding to the non-display area,on the same side face as the one on which the first polarizer is placedor on a side face of the other of the conversion panel and the liquidcrystal panel, and bonding the conversion panel and the liquid crystalpanel through the sealant, wherein, the sealant surrounds the firstpolarizer after the conversion panel and the liquid crystal panel arebonded.

Preferably, the conversion panel comprises two substrates arrangedoppositely and a twisted nematic liquid crystal layer arranged betweenthe two substrates, the liquid crystal panel comprises two substratesarranged oppositely and a liquid crystal layer arranged between the twosubstrates; before washing the conversion panel or the liquid crystalpanel, the cell-aligning packaging method further comprises: thinningthe substrate of the conversion panel close to the first polarizerand/or the substrate of the liquid crystal panel close to the firstpolarizer through a thinning process. Further preferably, the thinningprocess includes an etching process or a mechanically thinning process.

Preferably, before the conversion panel and the liquid crystal panel arebonded, an OCA optical adhesive is coated on the entire surface of theconversion panel or the liquid crystal panel close to the firstpolarizer.

Preferably, before the conversion panel and the liquid crystal panel arebonded, UV glue is coated around the conversion panel or the liquidcrystal panel; and the UV glue around the conversion panel or the liquidcrystal panel is cured.

The beneficial effect of the present invention is as follows: in thestereoscopic display device of the present invention, the focal length fof the liquid crystal lens is decreased by reducing the number of layersof the polarizer located between the conversion panel and the liquidcrystal panel, and thinning the substrate of the conversion panel and/orthe substrate of the liquid crystal panel through a thinning process,and the conversion panel and the liquid crystal panel are bonded andpackaged through the adhesive lump in the non-display area, thusallowing the display panel to have a smaller visual distance h which isapplicable to portable mobile products, and realizing better applicationof the liquid crystal lens in 3D stereoscopic display of portable mobileproducts.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating principle of enabling twistednematic liquid crystals to achieve an effect of liquid crystal lens by agradient electric field in a conversion panel.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a relationship between afocal length and a visual distance of a liquid crystal lens in a displaydevice.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a stereoscopic displaydevice in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a first polarizer in thestereoscopic display device shown in FIG. 3.

FIGS. 5A to 5C are schematic diagrams illustrating a manufacturing flowof the stereoscopic display device shown in FIG. 3.

FIG. 5A is a schematic diagram of forming a conversion panel.

FIG. 5B is a schematic diagram of placing the first polarizer on theconversion panel.

FIG. 5C is a schematic diagram of aligning the conversion panel and aliquid crystal panel to form a cell.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a flow of a cell-aligningprocess of the stereoscopic display device in Embodiment 1 of thepresent invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a stereoscopic displaydevice in Embodiment 4 of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a polarizer locatedbetween the conversion panel and the liquid crystal panel in the priorart.

REFERENCE NUMERALS

1—conversion panel; 11—twisted nematic liquid crystal layer;12—substrate; 2—liquid crystal panel; 21—substrate; 22—liquid crystallayer; 3—first polarizer; 31—first polarizing layer; 32—supportinglayer; 33—adhesive layer; 4—second polarizer; 5—adhesive lump;6—sealant; 7—electrode.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

To enable a person skilled in the art to better understand technicalsolutions of the present invention, a stereoscopic display device and acell-aligning packaging method of a stereoscopic display device providedby the present invention will be further described in detail below inconjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific implementations.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a relationship between afocal length and a visual distance of a liquid crystal lens in a displaydevice. As shown in FIG. 2, the technical concept of the presentinvention is based on the relationship between a focal length and avisual distance of a liquid crystal lens in a display device asexpressed in formula (1):

h=f×e/r  (1)

in formula (1), h is the visual distance; f is the focal length; e is n(n is a positive integer) times interpupillary distance; and r is lenspitch. Here, f is a sum of a thickness of one substrate 12 of aconversion panel 1 to be cell-aligned, a thickness of one substrate 21of a liquid crystal panel 2, and a thickness of a polarizer locatedtherebetween (or air gap therebetween may be further included).

To be applicable to portable mobile products which need a relativelysmall visual distance, the relatively small visual distance is obtainedby reducing the focal length f in the present invention. That is, asshown in FIG. 2, the visual distance of the stereoscopic display deviceis decreased by reducing a direct spacing distance between the liquidcrystal panel 2 and the conversion panel 1.

The present invention provides a stereoscopic display device which isdivided into a display area and a non-display area surrounding thedisplay area on the periphery of the display area, wherein, thestereoscopic display device comprises a conversion panel and a liquidcrystal panel which are aligned to form a cell, a first polarizer isprovided between the conversion panel and the liquid crystal panel, thefirst polarizer is arranged in the display area, and an adhesive lump isprovided around the first polarizer and correspondingly to thenon-display area between the conversion panel and the liquid crystalpanel and is used for bonding the conversion panel and the liquidcrystal panel into a whole.

The present invention further provides a cell-aligning packaging methodof a stereoscopic display device, the stereoscopic display device isdivided into a display area and a non-display area surrounding thedisplay area on the periphery of the display area, and comprises aconversion panel and a liquid crystal panel which are aligned to form acell, a first polarizer is provided between the conversion panel and theliquid crystal panel, and the cell-aligning packaging method comprises:arranging the first polarizer in the display area, and providing anadhesive lump around the first polarizer and correspondingly to thenon-display area between the conversion panel and the liquid crystalpanel, so that the conversion panel and the liquid crystal panel arebonded into a whole through the adhesive lump.

Embodiment 1

The present embodiment provides a stereoscopic display device, which isdivided into a display area and a non-display area surrounding thedisplay area on the periphery of the display area. FIG. 3 is a schematicdiagram of a structure of the stereoscopic display device in the presentembodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the stereoscopic display devicecomprises a conversion panel 1 and a liquid crystal panel 2 which arealigned to form a cell, a first polarizer 3 is provided at a side of theliquid crystal panel 2 close to the conversion panel 1 (the polarizelocated between the conversion panel 1 and the liquid crystal panel 2 isthe first polarizer 3), the first polarizer 3 is arranged in an area,corresponding to the display area, between the conversion panel 1 andthe liquid crystal panel 2, an adhesive lump 5 is provided in an area,corresponding to the non-display area, between the conversion panel 1and the liquid crystal panel 2, and the adhesive lump 5 completelysurrounds the first polarizer 3 such that the first polarizer 3 iswithin the adhesive lump 5 and is used for bonding the conversion panel1 and the liquid crystal panel 2 into a whole.

Generally, the conversion panel 1 comprises two substrates 12 arrangedoppositely and a twisted nematic liquid crystal layer 11 arrangedbetween the two substrates 12, and the liquid crystal panel 2 comprisestwo substrates 21 arranged oppositely and a liquid crystal layer 22arranged between the two substrates 21.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a first polarizer in thestereoscopic display device shown in FIG. 3. As shown in FIG. 4, thefirst polarizer 3 comprises a first polarizing layer 31 and twosupporting layers 32 arranged on both side faces of the first polarizinglayer 31 respectively. In the present embodiment, a height of theadhesive lump 5 is larger than or equal to a thickness of the firstpolarizer 3, and preferably, the height of the adhesive lump 5 is equalto the thickness of the first polarizer 3 so that a minimum spacingdistance between the liquid crystal panel 2 and the conversion panel 1is obtained. Meanwhile, it should be understood that, when the height ofthe adhesive lump 5 is larger than the thickness of the first polarizer3, it is more likely to maintain the height of the adhesive lump 5 aftermelted and then condensed, but the height of the adhesive lump 5 shouldbe smaller than the thickness of the polarizer between the liquidcrystal panel and the conversion panel in the prior art, so that thefocal length of the liquid crystal lens of the stereoscopic displaydevice formed after the cell-aligning packaging is performed with theadhesive lump 5 can be smaller than that of the liquid crystal lens ofthe stereoscopic display device in the prior art.

In addition, a width of the adhesive lump 5 is smaller than or equal tothat of the non-display area, namely, the adhesive lump 5 may bearranged at a certain distance from the first polarizer 3 in ahorizontal space, and may preferably be in direct contact with the firstpolarizer 3. For the purpose of adhesion, the adhesive lump 5 is formedfrom powder particles containing V₂O₅ (vanadium pentoxide) material. Thepowder particles can melt after absorbing laser energy, and then cooland condense into glass frit. When the adhesive lump 5 is in directcontact with the first polarizer 3 in the horizontal space, since theadhesive lump 5 is merely in contact with a side face of the firstpolarizer 3, the performance of the first polarizer 3 will not beaffected in the process of forming the glass frit as the adhesive lump5.

In order to achieve normal display of the liquid crystal panel 2 andenable the liquid crystal panel 2 to cooperate with the conversion panel1 to achieve 3D stereoscopic display, a second polarizer 4 is alsoprovided at a side of the liquid crystal panel 2 away from theconversion panel 1, and a polarization direction of the first polarizer3 is perpendicular to that of the second polarizer 4. As shown in FIG.3, the second polarizer 4 is arranged correspondingly to the firstpolarizer 3 in position, and the second polarizer 4 further extends tothe non-display area. For example, a size of the second polarizer 4 islarger than that of the display area by 2 mm in each side, andmeanwhile, the second polarizer 4 and the liquid crystal panel 2 may bebonded in the same way as that used in bonding the liquid crystal paneland the polarizer in the prior art, namely, the second polarizer 4 andthe liquid crystal panel 2 may be bonded together by a whole adhesivelayer 33. In the prior art, a structure of the polarizer is shown inFIG. 8, in which the whole adhesive layer 33 is provided on each of theupper and lower sides of the polarizer. In the present embodiment, themain function of the first polarizer 3 and the second polarizer 4 liesin that a light source without polarization is enabled to producepolarization, namely, light emitted from the light source withoutpolarization is transformed into polarized light, and further, whetherthe light passes through or not is controlled by using the rotationcharacteristic of liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer22 of the liquid crystal panel 2, so as to achieve image display. Inaddition, the first polarizer 3 and the second polarizer 4 also havefunctions of improving light transmittance, enlarging viewing anglerange, preventing dazzle and the like.

The manufacturing process of a stereoscopic display device in thepresent embodiment comprises the following steps.

At step 1, a conversion panel 1 and a liquid crystal panel 2 are formed.

In this step, two glass substrates 12 are aligned to form a cell, inwhich twisted nematic liquid crystals are then encapsulated, so as toform the conversion panel 1 whose structure is shown in FIG. 5A. A colorfilter substrate and an array substrate are formed, and a liquid crystallayer is encapsulated between the color filter substrate and the arraysubstrate which are aligned to form a cell, so as to form the liquidcrystal panel 2. Referring to FIG. 3, the conversion panel 1 and theliquid crystal panel 2 are sealed by sealant 6.

At step 2, the conversion panel 1 and the liquid crystal panel 2 arealigned to form a cell.

This step comprises: placing a first polarizer 3 in an area,corresponding to the display area, of one side face of the conversionpanel 1; providing an adhesive lump 5 in an area, corresponding to thenon-display area, of the one side face of the conversion panel 1 or of aside face of the liquid crystal panel 2, wherein the adhesive lump 5completely surrounds the first polarizer 3; and bonding and packagingthe conversion panel 1 and the liquid crystal panel 2 into a wholethrough the adhesive lump 5, thus the liquid crystal panel 1 and theconversion panel 2 are aligned to form a cell, as shown in FIG. 5C.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, this step comprises the followingsub-steps.

Firstly, the conversion panel 1 is washed (Washing).

The conversion panel is pretreated by using UV ozone (Pre-treatment UVZone) to achieve sufficient cleanliness.

Secondly, the first polarizer 3 is placed in the area, corresponding tothe display area, of one side face of the conversion panel 1, and theconversion panel 1 with the first polarizer 3 placed thereon is shown inFIG. 5B. Undoubtedly, the first polarizer 3 may be placed in an area,corresponding to the display area, of a side face of the liquid crystalpanel 2. The present embodiment is described only by taking a case thatthe first polarizer 3 is placed on one side face of the conversion panel1 as an example, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Thirdly, the adhesive lump 5 is provided in the area, corresponding tothe non-display area, of the one side face of the conversion panel 1 orof a side face of the liquid crystal panel 2 (Frit Paste Dispensing),such that the adhesive lump 5 completely surrounds the first polarizer3, wherein the adhesive lump 5 is formed from powder particlescontaining V₂O₅ (vanadium pentoxide) material, which can absorb laserenergy to melt, and then be cooled and condensed into glass frit.Moreover, the height of the adhesive lump 5 is larger than or equal tothe thickness of the first polarizer 3, and the width of the adhesivelump 5 is smaller than or equal to that of the non-display area.

Fourthly, the conversion panel is pre-sintered (Pre-sintering), and thepre-sintering is performed under temperature from 230° C. to 250° C.

Preferably, the conversion panel 1 is inspected (Inspection), so as toavoid defects such as disconnection of the adhesive lump 5 and the like.

In order to further clear up air or water vapor between the firstpolarizer 3 and the conversion panel 1, preferably, a step of coating UVglue around the conversion panel 1 (Dummy Seal dispensing) is added, andsubsequently, the UV glue around the conversion panel 1 is curedcorrespondingly (UV curing).

Fifthly, the adhesive lump 5 is melted by laser (Laser Frit Sealing),and the conversion panel 1 with the first polarizer 3 placed thereon andthe liquid crystal panel 2 are bonded through the adhesive lump 5,wherein, the adhesive lump 5 surrounds the first polarizer 3 so as toform an integral shown in FIG. 5C.

Compared to the polarizer at a corresponding position in the prior art,an adhesive layer 33 for bonding the first polarizer 3 between onesubstrate of the liquid crystal panel 2 and one substrate of theconversion panel 1 is omitted in the polarizer 3 in the presentembodiment, and consequently, the number of layers is decreased, and anoverall thickness is correspondingly reduced. The function of theadhesive layer 33 in the prior art is implemented by the adhesive lump 5in the present embodiment. Moreover, the adhesive lump 5 also has theadditional functions as follows: the adhesive lump 5 is capable ofsealing the first polarizer 3 between the conversion panel 1 and theliquid crystal panel 2 so that the first polarizer 3 is isolated fromthe outside air, and the first polarizer 3 is tightly attached to theone substrate of the conversion panel 1 and the one substrate of theliquid crystal panel 2 which are in contact with the first polarizer 3.Further, by making the pressure in sealed space formed by the conversionpanel 1, the liquid crystal panel 2 and the adhesive lump 5 smaller thanatmospheric pressure (e.g., one standard atmospheric pressure), sealingquality is ensured by virtue of pressure of external atmosphere, andbetter sealing effect can be achieved especially when the adhesive lump5 and the first polarizer 3 are in direct contact.

At step 3, a display panel is formed.

In this step, a second polarizer 4 is attached to a side face of theliquid crystal panel 2 away from the conversion panel 1, and a drivecircuit is connected, thus finishing manufacturing the display panelavailable for stereoscopic display.

In the stereoscopic display device in the present embodiment, the liquidcrystal panel 2 is between the first polarizer 3 and the secondpolarizer 4, each of the color filter substrate and the array substratein the liquid crystal panel 2 is formed on one glass plate, and when thecolor filter substrate and the array substrate are cell-aligned to formthe liquid crystal panel 2, the glass plates are at the outer sides.When the liquid crystal panel 2 and the conversion panel 1 arecell-aligned to form the stereoscopic display panel, a sum of thethickness of the glass plate of one substrate, used for cell-aligning,of the liquid crystal panel 2, the thickness of the glass plate of onesubstrate, used for cell-aligning, of the conversion panel 1, and theheight of the adhesive lump 5 is the focal length of the liquid crystallens formed by the twisted nematic liquid crystals in the conversionpanel.

Here, it should be understood that, the one substrate, which is used forcell-aligning and whose thickness constitutes a part of the local lengthof the liquid crystal lens, of the liquid crystal panel 2 may be theglass plate in the color filter substrate, and in this case, the firstpolarizer is the polarizer provided at an outer side of the glass plateof the color filter substrate. Alternatively, the one substrate, whichis used for cell-aligning and whose thickness constitutes a part of thelocal length of the liquid crystal lens, of the liquid crystal panel 2may be the glass plate in the array substrate, and in this case, thefirst polarizer is the polarizer provided at an outer side of the glassplate of the array substrate. That is, the conversion panel 1 may bearranged at the color filter substrate side of the liquid crystal panel2, or at the array substrate side of the liquid crystal panel 2, whichare not limited here.

Referring to FIG. 1, the conversion panel 1 in the present embodimentadopts electro-liquid crystal lens (LC lens) type twisted nematic liquidcrystal stereoscopic display, and images are spatially separated bymeans of lens effect of the liquid crystal lens, thus achieving 3Ddisplay. Based on the above description of the structure andmanufacturing process of the stereoscopic display device, as well asformula (1), the present embodiment can obtain a smaller visualdistance, and is more suitable for portable mobile products to achieve3D stereoscopic display as compared to the prior art.

For example, in a stereoscopic display device product of the prior art,both the substrate in the conversion panel and the substrate in theliquid crystal panel adopt glass plates with the same thickness, andrelevant parameters are as follows: the thickness of the glass plates is0.3 mm, the thickness of the polarizer is 180 μm (wherein, the thicknessof the first polarizing layer is 20 μm, the thicknesses of twosupporting layers are 40 μm respectively, and the thicknesses of twoadhesive layers are 40 μm respectively), thus the focal length f of theliquid crystal lens is 780 μm, lens pitch r is 600 μm, n timesinterpupillary distance e is 65 mm, and after substituting these valuesinto formula (1), the minimum visual distance h of the product iscalculated to be 84.5 mm. However, in the present embodiment, the lenspitch r and n times interpupillary distance e are kept unchanged, thethickness of the first polarizer 3 becomes 100 μm (wherein, thethickness of the first polarizing layer is 20 μm, and the thicknesses oftwo supporting layers are 40 μm respectively), and after substitutingthese values into formula (1), the minimum visual distance h of theproduct is calculated to be 73.6 mm, which is less than the minimumvisual distance of the prior art by 13%. In the present embodiment,since there is no need to provide the adhesive layer on the outer sideof the supporting layer 32, and meanwhile, factors such as reliability,tolerance and the like are considered, a thinner supporting layer 32(e.g., 20 μm in thickness) may be adopted in the present embodiment, andin this case, the minimum visual distance h becomes 69 mm, which is lessthan the minimum visual distance of the prior art by 18.5%.

In the present embodiment, the electro-liquid crystal lens is used tospatially separate images in display, and by reducing the focal length fof the liquid crystal lens, 3D display having a relatively small visualdistance and applicable to portable mobile products is achieved.

Embodiment 2

The present embodiment provides a stereoscopic display device, in which,unlike Embodiment 1, the adhesive lump 5 in the present embodimentadopts a sealant, and the liquid crystal panel 2 and the conversionpanel 1 are bonded and packaged through the sealant.

In the manufacturing process of the stereoscopic display device of thepresent embodiment, specific steps of aligning the liquid crystal panel2 and the conversion panel 1 to form a cell comprise: washing theconversion panel 1 or the liquid crystal panel 2; pretreating theconversion panel 1 or the liquid crystal panel 2 by using UV particles;placing the first polarizer 3 in an area, corresponding to the displayarea, of one side face of one of the conversion panel 1 and the liquidcrystal panel 2; coating the sealant in an area, corresponding to thenon-display area, of the same side face as the one on which the firstpolarizer 3 is placed or of a side face of the other of the conversionpanel 1 and the liquid crystal panel 2; and bonding the conversion panel1 and the liquid crystal panel 2, wherein, the sealant surrounds thefirst polarizer 3 after the conversion panel 1 and the liquid crystalpanel 2 are bonded.

Undoubtedly, in order to clear up air or water vapor between the firstpolarizer 3 and the conversion panel 1 or the liquid crystal panel 2,preferably, steps of coating UV glue around the conversion panel 1 orthe liquid crystal panel 2 (Dummy Seal dispensing), and curing the UVglue around the conversion panel 1 or the liquid crystal panel 2 (UVcuring) may be added, which are not described repeatedly here.

In the present embodiment, the structure of the first polarizer 3located between the conversion panel 1 and the liquid crystal panel 2 isthe same as that of the first polarizer 3 in Embodiment 1, and is notdescribed repeatedly here.

Compared to Embodiment 1, the stereoscopic display device of the presentembodiment adopts the sealant as the adhesive lump, and thus hasadvantages that the material is easily obtained, process technology ismature, etc.

Embodiment 3

The present embodiment provides a stereoscopic display device, in which,unlike Embodiment 1 or 2, OCA (Optically Clear Adhesive) opticaladhesive is further provided between the conversion panel 1 and thefirst polarizer 3, and/or, between the liquid crystal panel 2 and thefirst polarizer 3. The OCA optical adhesive can further enhance thebonding effect between the first polarizer and the conversion paneland/or the liquid crystal panel.

Correspondingly, in the manufacturing process of the stereoscopicdisplay device, in order to achieve better bonding effect between thefirst polarizer 1 and the conversion panel 1 and/or the liquid crystalpanel 2, preferably, a step of coating the OCA optical adhesive on theentire surface(s) of the conversion panel 1 and/or the liquid crystalpanel 2 close to the first polarizer 3 (Lamination) is further added.

Here, a thickness of the OCA optical adhesive is on the order of 10 μm.The OCA optical adhesive, due to its excellent cohesiveness, can achievebetter bonding effect between the first polarizer and the liquid crystalpanel and/or the conversion panel, and further make the bonded displaypanel present better integrality.

Embodiment 4

The present embodiment provides a stereoscopic display device, in which,unlike any one of Embodiments 1 to 3, as shown in FIG. 7, the thicknessof the substrate 12 of the conversion panel 1 close to the firstpolarizer 3 is smaller than that of the substrate 12 of the conversionpanel 1 away from the first polarizer 3, and/or, the thickness of thesubstrate 21 of the liquid crystal panel 2 close to the first polarizer3 is smaller than that of the substrate 21 of the liquid crystal panel 2away from the first polarizer 3.

In the present embodiment, in order to further decrease the focal lengthof the liquid crystal lens, substrates with a smaller thickness may beadopted, for example, in the manufacturing process of the conversionpanel 1 or the liquid crystal panel 2, substrates with a smallerthickness may be directly used, or the thickness of the substrate of theconversion panel 1 or the liquid crystal panel 2 clinging to the firstpolarizer 3 may be thinned through a thinning process.

Here, the thickness of the substrate of the conversion panel 1 clingingto the first polarizer 3 may be thinned by using an etching process or amechanically thinning process, and/or, the thickness of the substrate ofthe liquid crystal panel 2 clinging to the first polarizer 3 may bethinned by using an etching process or a mechanically thinning process.

Compared to any one of Embodiments 1 to 3, in the manufacturing processof the stereoscopic display device of the present embodiment, beforeplacing the first polarizer 3, the substrate at one side of theconversion panel 1 is first thinned through an etching process or amechanically thinning process, then the first polarizer 3 is placed onthe thinned substrate, and subsequently, a surface of the conversionpanel 1 with the first polarizer 3 placed thereon is bonded with asurface of the liquid crystal panel 2 (e.g., a surface of the colorfilter substrate), thus bonding the conversion panel 1 and the liquidcrystal panel 2 into a whole.

Compared to the prior art, in the stereoscopic display device of thepresent embodiment, the number of layers for the first polarizer 3 isreduced, the adhesive layer 33 for adhering to the liquid crystal panel2 and the conversion panel 1 is omitted, and correspondingly, thethickness is decreased. In addition, compared to any one of Embodiments1 to 3, the thickness of the substrate of the conversion panel 1 closeto the first polarizer 3, and/or the thickness of the substrate of theliquid crystal panel 2 close to the first polarizer 3 is thinned througha thinning process, which further decreases the direct spacing distancebetween the liquid crystal panel 2 and the conversion panel 1, decreasesthe focal length f of the liquid crystal lens, and accordingly decreasesthe visual distance h of the display panel.

The stereoscopic display device in the present embodiment, combined withthe thinning process, can achieve a smaller visual distance h, that is,can reduce the visual distance h more significantly.

In the stereoscopic display devices of Embodiments 1 to 4, the focallength f of the liquid crystal lens is decreased by reducing the numberof layers of the polarizer located between the conversion panel and theliquid crystal panel, and thinning the substrate of the conversion paneland/or the substrate of the liquid crystal panel through a thinningprocess, and the conversion panel and the liquid crystal panel arebonded and packaged through the adhesive lump in the non-display area,thus enabling the display panel to have a smaller visual distance hwhich is more suitable for portable mobile products, and realizingapplication of the liquid crystal lens in 3D stereoscopic display ofportable mobile products.

It can be understood that, the above implementations are merelyexemplary implementations used for explaining the principle of thepresent invention, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Forthose skilled in the art, various modifications and improvements may bemade without departing from the spirit and essence of the presentinvention, and these modifications and improvements are also deemed asfalling within the protection scope of the present invention.

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 16. A stereoscopic display device, which is dividedinto a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display areaon the periphery of the display area, wherein, the stereoscopic displaydevice comprises a conversion panel and a liquid crystal panel which arealigned to form a cell, a first polarizer is provided between theconversion panel and the liquid crystal panel, the first polarizer isarranged in the display area, and an adhesive lump is provided aroundthe first polarizer and correspondingly to the non-display area betweenthe conversion panel and the liquid crystal panel and is used forbonding the conversion panel and the liquid crystal panel into a whole.17. The stereoscopic display device according to claim 16, wherein, thefirst polarizer comprises a first polarizing layer and two supportinglayers arranged on both side faces of the first polarizing layerrespectively, a height of the adhesive lump is larger than or equal to athickness of the first polarizer, and a width of the adhesive lump issmaller than or equal to that of the non-display area.
 18. Thestereoscopic display device according to claim 16, wherein, the adhesivelump is formed from powder particles containing V2O5 material, and thepowder particles are capable of absorbing laser energy to melt, and thenbeing cooled and condensed into glass frit, or the adhesive lump is asealant.
 19. The stereoscopic display device according to claim 16,wherein, the conversion panel comprises two substrates arrangedoppositely and a twisted nematic liquid crystal layer arranged betweenthe two substrates, the liquid crystal panel comprises two substratesarranged oppositely and a liquid crystal layer arranged between the twosubstrates; a thickness of the substrate of the conversion panel closeto the first polarizer is smaller than that of the substrate of theconversion panel away from the first polarizer, and/or, a thickness ofthe substrate of the liquid crystal panel close to the first polarizeris smaller than that of the substrate of the liquid crystal panel awayfrom the first polarizer.
 20. The stereoscopic display device accordingto claim 16, further comprising a second polarizer provided at a side ofthe liquid crystal panel away from the conversion panel, wherein apolarization direction of the first polarizer is perpendicular to thatof the second polarizer, the second polarizer is arrangedcorrespondingly to the first polarizer in position, and the secondpolarizer further extends to the non-display area.
 21. The stereoscopicdisplay device according to claim 16, wherein, an OCA optical adhesiveis further provided between the conversion panel and the firstpolarizer, and/or, between the liquid crystal panel and the firstpolarizer.
 22. The stereoscopic display device according to claim 16,wherein, the conversion panel, the liquid crystal panel and the adhesivelump form a sealed space, and pressure in the sealed space is smallerthan one standard atmospheric pressure.
 23. A cell-aligning packagingmethod of a stereoscopic display device, wherein, the stereoscopicdisplay device is divided into a display area and a non-display areasurrounding the display area on the periphery of the display area, andcomprises a conversion panel and a liquid crystal panel which arealigned to form a cell, a first polarizer is provided between theconversion panel and the liquid crystal panel, and the cell-aligningpackaging method comprises: arranging the first polarizer in the displayarea, and providing an adhesive lump around the first polarizer andcorrespondingly to the non-display area between the conversion panel andthe liquid crystal panel, so that the conversion panel and the liquidcrystal panel are bonded into a whole through the adhesive lump.
 24. Thecell-aligning packaging method according to claim 23, wherein, the firstpolarizer comprises a first polarizing layer and two supporting layersarranged on both side faces of the first polarizing layer respectively,a height of the adhesive lump is larger than or equal to a thickness ofthe first polarizer, and a width of the adhesive lump is smaller than orequal to that of the non-display area.
 25. The cell-aligning packagingmethod according to claim 23, specifically comprising the followingsteps of: washing the conversion panel or the liquid crystal panel;pretreating the conversion panel or the liquid crystal panel by using UVparticles; placing the first polarizer in an area, corresponding to thedisplay area, of one side face of one of the conversion panel and theliquid crystal panel; providing the adhesive lump in an area,corresponding to the non-display area, of the same side face as the oneon which the first polarizer is placed or of a side face of the other ofthe conversion panel and the liquid crystal panel, wherein the adhesivelump is formed from powder particles containing V2O5 material;pre-sintering the conversion panel or the liquid crystal panel; andmelting the adhesive lump by using laser, and bonding the conversionpanel and the liquid crystal panel through the adhesive lump, wherein,the adhesive lump surrounds the first polarizer after the conversionpanel and the liquid crystal panel are bonded.
 26. The cell-aligningpackaging method according to claim 23, specifically comprising thefollowing steps of: washing the conversion panel or the liquid crystalpanel; pretreating the conversion panel or the liquid crystal panel byusing UV particles; placing the first polarizer in an area,corresponding to the display area, of one side face of one of theconversion panel and the liquid crystal panel; coating sealant in anarea, corresponding to the non-display area, of the same side face asthe one on which the first polarizer is placed or of a side face of theother of the conversion panel and the liquid crystal panel, and bondingthe conversion panel and the liquid crystal panel through the sealant,wherein, the sealant surrounds the first polarizer after the conversionpanel and the liquid crystal panel are bonded.
 27. The cell-aligningpackaging method according to claim 25, wherein, the conversion panelcomprises two substrates arranged oppositely and a twisted nematicliquid crystal layer arranged between the two substrates, the liquidcrystal panel comprises two substrates arranged oppositely and a liquidcrystal layer arranged between the two substrates; and before washingthe conversion panel or the liquid crystal panel, the cell-aligningpackaging method further comprises: thinning the substrate of theconversion panel close to the first polarizer, and/or, thinning thesubstrate of the liquid crystal panel close to the first polarizerthrough a thinning process.
 28. The cell-aligning packaging methodaccording to claim 27, wherein, the thinning process includes an etchingprocess or a mechanically thinning process.
 29. The cell-aligningpackaging method according to claim 26, wherein, the conversion panelcomprises two substrates arranged oppositely and a twisted nematicliquid crystal layer arranged between the two substrates, the liquidcrystal panel comprises two substrates arranged oppositely and a liquidcrystal layer arranged between the two substrates; and before washingthe conversion panel or the liquid crystal panel, the cell-aligningpackaging method further comprises: thinning the substrate of theconversion panel close to the first polarizer, and/or, thinning thesubstrate of the liquid crystal panel close to the first polarizerthrough a thinning process.
 30. The cell-aligning packaging methodaccording to claim 29, wherein, the thinning process includes an etchingprocess or a mechanically thinning process.
 31. The cell-aligningpackaging method according to claim 25, wherein, before bonding theconversion panel and the liquid crystal panel, the cell-aligningpackaging method further comprises: coating an OCA optical adhesive onthe entire surface of the conversion panel or the liquid crystal panelclose to the first polarizer.
 32. The cell-aligning packaging methodaccording to claim 26, wherein, before bonding the conversion panel andthe liquid crystal panel, the cell-aligning packaging method furthercomprises: coating an OCA optical adhesive on the entire surface of theconversion panel or the liquid crystal panel close to the firstpolarizer.
 33. The cell-aligning packaging method according to to claim25, wherein, before bonding the conversion panel and the liquid crystalpanel, the cell-aligning packaging method further comprises: coating UVglue around the conversion panel or the liquid crystal panel; and curingthe UV glue around the conversion panel or the liquid crystal panel. 34.The cell-aligning packaging method according to to claim 26, wherein,before bonding the conversion panel and the liquid crystal panel, thecell-aligning packaging method further comprises: coating UV glue aroundthe conversion panel or the liquid crystal panel; and curing the UV gluearound the conversion panel or the liquid crystal panel.